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Petition for a strong corporate responsibility law

Polluted rivers, highly toxic mine waste and destroyed rainforests: The unscrupulous business practices of some Swiss corporations have been well known at least since the vote on the Corporate Responsibility Initiative. Time and again, Federal Councillor Karin Keller-Sutter promised before the vote that she would work for an "internationally coordinated" corporate responsibility law and for a "level playing field" for corporations in Switzerland and Europe. Now that even the

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At the expense of the world

The report published on July 6 by the Agenda 2030 platform, on which terre des hommes switzerland also worked, makes a sobering observation: Switzerland is not on track with its contribution to a sustainable world. The broad alliance of organizations calls for more leadership from the Federal Council to make the necessary changes, to halve poverty, to

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Mobile Health Services Zimbabwe

119 francs for a liter of gasoline

Mobility is central to the functioning of our society. This is just as true in Switzerland as it is in southern Africa, where many people rely on public transportation to reach their jobs, go to school or access medical services. Due to the global rise in energy prices, already expensive transportation is now becoming a luxury good.

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Lennon's dream lives on

imagine, the self-organized project of terre des hommes switzerland for diversity and against discrimination, has its birthday. The pioneering initiative, named after the legendary song by John Lennon, is more than a festival and has an impact that goes far beyond the stage. It all started with an exciting idea - a music festival against racism, with young

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Record revenue for sustainable prospects for young people

Media release - terre des hommes switzerland earned almost 10 million Swiss francs last year. This is the best financial result in the history of the Swiss development organization. The healthy finances allow terre des hommes switzerland to continue making a solid contribution to the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in favor of the prospects of young people. In the new

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Superpowers wanted!

The suffering of the people in Ukraine moves the whole world. Particularly in difficult times, the solidarity of the Swiss people is shown in an impressive way. We also experience this great solidarity when it comes to our project work in Africa and Latin America. It is also thanks to your donations that we are able to provide vital support to people in need. What your

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The Music Festival and More - 20 Years of Imagine for Diversity and Inclusion

Media release - After two years of forced break from Corona, the popular imagine festival is finally taking place again in Basel at the beginning of June, a supra-regional crowd puller with a national message. Grandiose musical acts and a sensitization program to the imagine slogan "For diversity. Against discrimination" await young and old on two days before Whitsun on Barfüsserplatz and the Klosterhof stage. imagine, the self-organized youth project of terre

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New perspectives far from home

At the end of April, we held a workshop with 14 young war refugees from Ukraine. The aim of the meeting was for the young people to actively participate in the program content and to express their ideas and needs. It is a sunny Thursday afternoon at the end of April. In the pavilion of the Gartenstadt restaurant in Münchenstein, an unusual group has gathered -.

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Ukraine: Migration and Peace Culture in Times of War

Ten million people, almost a quarter of the Ukrainian population, are on the run, with hundreds of thousands more to follow. The solidarity that the refugees are experiencing is huge. European cooperation with the aim of taking in refugees is suddenly possible, in Switzerland the protection status S is activated. A classification from our point of view in a time of overturning events.

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